Tariq was visibly taken aback by the man who seemed to be speaking to him. "I beg your pardon?" Tariq asked, mildly offended at this rather rude outburst from a complete stranger. "Do I know you?" He doubted it. All his kinfolk that might still be around here were from Liverpool as far as he knew.
If your character knows Ishmael, they might initially mistake Tariq for him.
“they tell me I'm a God,
I'm lost in the facade”
I'm lost in the facade”